The plan for founders facing a recession — With headlines like A third straight week of tech layoffs in the books Goldman Sachs calculates a worst-case recession forecast as investors dump stocks and crypto And nice investment articles What Is A Recession? It’s natural to feel a little anxious for the months ahead.

And a Free Figma Template For You. — “Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.” — Epictetus Skip to the end for a free Figma template. Business plans are complicated. And for the value they offer, I think they are mostly useless (especially in the early days of creating a business). …

By Making Better Decisions with the Eisenhower Matrix — “If a man knows not which port he sails, no wind is favourable” — Seneca Ever feel like a busy fool? Don’t feel like you are making an impact? Struggling to say no to things? So much to do, and you don’t know where to start? We are terrible at…

Writing Evergreen Content — Evergreen content is content that stays relevant to readers for a long time (or never loses its leaves). It’s a piece of content that will consistently create interest over time. If this week I wrote about the hostile takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk it might be relevant for 1–2…

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” — Leonardo da Vinci One of my favourite books is Leonardo da Vinci. “Leonardo da Vinci” offers new insights into one of human history’s most prominent…

We are creatures of habit. We do things without thinking about them because that’s how our brains work. Habitual activities make up 45% or more often-occurrent behaviours in any given day for most people… If we run on habitual activities for nearly half of our waking time, don’t you think…

You can do anything, but not everything — David Allen Cross-posted from my newsletter. I felt guilty this week because I didn’t produce any free content for all of you. …

Humanity must seek what is NOT simple and obvious using the simple and obvious. — Musonius Rufus Why are referrals are so powerful? They’re a product of human nature. We like to talk with our friends and family; it’s literally in our DNA! That is why I have been researching…